Can you guess the location of the M*A*S*H novel from the cover alone?

Can you judge a book by its cover?

The belove M*A*S*H television series was based on a novel. Well, it was based on a movie based on a novel. Richard Hooker (a pseudonym for former military surgeon Dr. H. Richard Hornberger and writer W. C. Heinz) released the book MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors in 1968.

Obviously, it was a hit. As the M*A*S*H TV show launched in 1972, so did a new series of novels continuing the adventures of the 4077th. Which the series stayed in Korean, the thirteen paperbacks published between 1972–77 trotted the globe.

Those used to the show alone might be taken aback at having their favorite characters Hot Lips, Hawkeye and Trapper John attend the American Tonsil, Adenoid and Vas Deferens Society conference in New Orleans. (That was an actual M*A*S*H novel.)

We've gathered some covers of these 1970s best-sellers. Examine the text and art. Can you guess where it takes place?

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  1. "Spirited nuptials north of the border!" It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books
  2. This first sequel novel takes place in Hawkeye's home state. It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books
  3. "The madcap medics run amok in the Bay City!" It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books
  4. "The madcap medics invade Sin City!" It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books
  5. "War goes to pieces in Red Square!" It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books
  6. Recognize anything on the skyline? It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
  7. How about this skyline? It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books
  8. Where is M*A*S*H now? M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books
  9. "The antic medics invade the citadel of Strauss and Wiener Schnitzel!" It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books
  10. Finally, where are the medics now? It's M*A*S*H Goes to…?
    Image: Pocket Books

Can you guess the location of the M*A*S*H novel from the cover alone?

Your Result...

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63 Comments

DerekBird 34 months ago
You got 9 out of 10
Well done!
Missed #9
idkwut2use 34 months ago
Missed a couple...kinda thought they might’ve been going for all Ms...
EllisClevenger 38 months ago
You got 9 out of 10
Well done!
Missed #9
JERRY6 39 months ago
9 of 10 first pass of the day , very easy quiz
Randall 41 months ago
9 out of 10, not bad considering I never knew these books existed until today! I consider myself a life long fan of mash. I guess ill have to start looking at goodwill or yard sales!
MeowMeow1962 46 months ago
I've got several of these books. If only I knew where. They were the sort of books that Hawkeye and Trapper would have loved. But, if I remember correctly, neither one was in any of the books.
EllisClevenger 48 months ago
You got 9 out of 10
Well done!
Missed #9.
Randall EllisClevenger 41 months ago
I missed the same one . I was sure it was Munich. They would never have said Berlin because of the cold war
JERRY6 EllisClevenger 39 months ago
morrocco or medina a toss up
EvaSable 48 months ago
Loved this series, have them all. You might know the coauthor of the goes to books better as W.E.B. Griffin...
TheDavBow3 48 months ago
8 of 10! Thanks to some easy clues! I didn't know there were MASH novels.
sandman 48 months ago
DAMNIT!!!!!! This wasn’t a quiz....................it was a geography test!
JaxApollo13 49 months ago
10/10 I have all of them so I may have an unfair advantage.
Lacey 49 months ago
The only book I ever saw on book racks (yes, they were a thing once) was M*A*S*H goes to Main.
I thought it was just an obligatory sequel and never knew there were 12 others out there.
Interesting the stereotypes used on the covers. I am not sure Morocco is a big oil producer, though I could be wrong, but in the 1970s ALL of that part of the world was awash with oil in American's minds.
Abigail 49 months ago
I never knew there were MASH paperbacks. Thank you for the information.
DK 49 months ago
Only one wrong and I didn't know there where MASH books.
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